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Haiku 18th July 2023

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 18 Jul 23

Another five Haiku pieces for your delight and eelectation. 1/. Phones in back pockets Great way to get them stolen Or crushed sitting down I see so many people walk round with their phones jutting out of their back pockets...

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"Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king?"

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 17 Apr 23

Most here must have grown up reciting that nursery rhyme "Sing a song of sixpence" where four and twenty black birds are baked in a pie. And that was the dainty dish that was set before the king. This is not the only nursery...

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Nursery Rhymes Till Midnight

Overflowing @Overflowing (3709) 31 Aug 20

My nephews and nieces are nocturnal. While us adults in the house sleeps early,some sleeps also late, well my nephews and nieces finding themselves much more enjoyable watching nursery rhymes in the middle of the night. Do you...

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Ring around the rosies

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 9 Jul 20

I was checking online the nursery rhyme after several things fell from my hands while I was doing my chores. I cleaned thoroughly the sink but after that my hands were trembling. It is not nice to be old So I...

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REMIX of Nursery Rhymes.. An idea, I conceived in the staff room

Sheali @Sheali (7461) • India 21 Jan 19

Jhoney Jhoney have you any wool? Yes paapaa, yes paapaa, Three bags full. One for Jack, One for Jill, One for the little boy, Who went up the hill. While sitting in the staff room, we were discussing how a kid was unable to...

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Weird nursery rhymes 2: Jack and Jill

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 17 Jan 19

Continuing my ponderings about common nursery rhymes, I'm still trying to figure out what the writer was thinking when he wrote Jack and Jill. In what way is glorifying a couple who go up a hill to fetch water (wasn't there water...

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Weird nursery rhymes 1: Ding dong bell

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 15 Jan 19

This familiar nursery rhyme talks about someone throwing a cat into a well and then someone rescuing it. Also the children are labelled thin and stout to make the rhyme proper. I've found a lot of the nursery rhymes are violent...

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Nursery Rhyme Mysteries

Katt Rocketman @PeachieMew (881) • Cleveland, Ohio 25 Feb 18

According to the age-old rhyme, little girls are made of "sugar, spice, and everything nice" while little boys consist of "frogs, snails, and puppy dogs' tails". Here's the thing, though: frogs, snails, and puppy dogs' tails are,...

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Beautifully tuneless rendition

LilyLoretta @LilyBeBack (1994) • United Kingdom 26 Sep 17

Leonard's started to sing his first song. He's got a book of the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme that plays the tune when you press a button; today he developed a stiff-legged dance where he steps from side to side and in a...

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glorious puddles

Elizabeth @Poppylicious (11134) • United Kingdom 28 Jun 17

My feet are wet. Very wet. My poor, poor wet feet. Even more annoying though is that my clean washing is wet. Very wet. I hung it on the washing line on Monday night before snuggling into bed, thinking it would have all day...

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A Carol for the kids.

41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5966) • Greece 28 Dec 16

This Christmas I had the pleasure of hearing one of my carols sung at the Carol Service. I had written it to the tune of Sing a Song of Sixpence and gave it to the youth leaders to use if they needed something new to sing. The...

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Nursery Rhymes

Ruby Hawk @RubyHawk (99367) • Atlanta, Georgia 27 Jul 16

Did you teach your children nursery rhymes. All mine loved nursery rhymes. I repeated them to the kids from the time they were babies. This was kind of funny, but sad too. My grandson was about four years old and I repeated this...

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Listening Nursery Rhymes In Day Care Center

Tokz @ilocosboy (45155) • Philippines 20 Jul 16

One good thing when you watch your kid in Day Care Center is watching him/her while singing and dancing the nursery rhymes. These little kids are so lovely in their innocent face and mind while joyfully singing all the nursery...

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Poem – Nursery Rhyme Revisited

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 22 Feb 16

A poem based on a challenge to use the words drenched, pouring, wet, dripping and puddle. Thanks to @Jessicalynnt for the challenge. Doctor Foster, I sent for you from Gloucester In my hour of need Only to read That you...

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Tongue in Cheek

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 25 Jan 16

Have you ever thought about the abuse and violence in nursery rhymes? I have and think that it's about time to make some changes lol! Here is one example: Sing a song of sixpence A pocketful of rye Four and twenty...

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another child within

Elizabeth @Poppylicious (11134) • United Kingdom 11 Jan 16

Doctor Foster went to Gloucester, in a shower of rain. He stepped in a puddle, right up to his middle, and never went there again! This nursery rhyme bugs me due to the fact that however hard I try, I can't get 'puddle' to...

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Have you heard the second verse of "This little piggy..." ???

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (44560) • United States 10 Jan 16

Probably a lot of you learned the little verse to say to babies as you count off their toes, "This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home. This little piggy had roast beef, this little piggy had none. This...

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Nursery Rhymes.. Where Are They?

wiLLmaH @wiLLmaH (8801) • Singapore, Singapore 18 Oct 15

I am listening to a podcast that discussing the fall of economy today and on the background they are playing Humpty Dumpty. Then I recall I never heard nursery rhymes for ages. Is this still being played to children today?...

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What do you do in a "Miss Muffett" Moment ?

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 10 Sep 11

For those of you who never learned the old nursery rhymes, here's what we know about Miss Muffet: Little Miss Muffett sat on her tuffet, eating her curds and whey. (cottage cheese) Along came a spider and sat down beside her...

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Do They Still Teach Those Old Nursery Rhymes In Your Kid's School?

AKRao24 @AKRao24 (27422) • India 7 Mar 11

During our childhood we had those classic rhymes like Jack and Jill, Mary had a little lamb, Humpty Dumpty etc, which was sung and taught to us by our teachers then! I recall we had an European Lady by name Mrs....

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